Twenty of the famous 'Old Crocks' dating from 1896 to 1904.
Commented on by Lieut.-Commander Montague Grahame-White, R.N.V.R.
Introduced by Cecil Lewis.

Sunday, November 15, is the annual Old Crocks Race from London to Brighton, and this afternoon several cars of ancient vintage will be described by Lieut.-Commander Grahame-White. He himself is a motoring pioneer. He owned one of the first petrol-driven cars in England and in the early days started a motor engineering business.

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Retta Ray in Sophisticated Rhythm
Doray and Chela, Cuban Dancers
and The Knife-Throwing Denvers

In America Retta Ray was a protegee of Eleanor Powell, the famous dancer and actress, whom English cinema audiences saw recently. When Retta Ray appeared in the West End she made a great hit.
Rumbas come from Cuba and so do the two dancers Doray and Chela. They have brought with them a new dance called the mule rumba.
The Knife-Throwing Denvers begin with a brilliant display of rope-spinning and whip-cracking, and finish with the male Denver hurling knives and hatchets perilously close to his partner.

At the close of this afternoon's programme a chart arranged in co-operation with the Air Ministry will forecast the weather.

A BBC Film

This film suggests, by means of simple pictorial sequences, some of the activities that have preceded the opening of the BBC Television Service, as a result of the Television Report published in January, 1935.

The Harris Twins and Loretta, Hand Balancing Speciality
Zoe Wyn, Syncopated Songs
Doray and Chela in Rumba Rhythm
Retta Ray, Tap Dancer
The Knife-Throwing Denvers, Rope Spinning and Knife-Throwing